These Sessions were held on Friday
the 17th instant, before MAJOR COLE HAMILTON (chairman), and MAJOR
FRANCIS ELLIS. In consequence of there having been no Petty Sessions
held last month a more than usual amount of business had to be disposed of.
There were 117 cases entered for hearing, and as it was known that a number
of important cases were to be heard a very large number attended the Court.
Amongst those we noticed Messrs JOHN McFARLAND, Letterbratt; JOHN
CONON, M.D., Plumbridge; DANIELMcKELVEY, Dunbunraver;
ROBERT McKELVEY, Trenamadan; WM. JAMES ROBINSON, C.E., Meenaduff;
ALEXANDER DUNCAN, Eden; SAMUEL McFARLAND, P.M., Gortin, &c.,
&c.

THOMAS HOGBEN ESQ.,
Sub-Inspector of Newtownstewart, attended to watch proceedings in cases
prosecuted by the constabulary.

On the recommendation of the justices
the cases of JOHN McCULLAGH, of Liscable, against DANIEL
McGOLDRICK, JUN., of same; MARY McGLINN, of Drumnaspeer, against
HUGHMcKINNEY, of Landahussy; and a cross charge of HUGH
McKINNEY against MARY McGLINN, for assault and forcible
possession, were withdrawn; the parties agreeing to leave all matters in
dispute to JOHN McFARLAND, ESQ., of Letterbratt, the agent to the
property in question.

Sub-constable MICHAEL O’CONNOR,
charged JOHN HYNES, of Newtownstewart, with being drunk on Gortin
street, on the 12th February last. Fined 1 shilling and costs.

CONSTABLE THOMAS NIXON of
Gortin, charged ELIZA JANE LEONARD with being drunk on Gortin street
on the 19th February last; and for being drunk and disorderly on Gortin
Street on the night of the 1st April. Fined 5 shillings and costs in each
case, or one week in gaol.

Same complainant charged MICHAEL
McCROREY, of Liggins, and PATRICK McBRIEN of Beltrim, with
drunkenness. Fined 1 shilling and costs each and 24 hours’ imprisonment.

SUB-CONSTABLE ROBERT THOMPSON
charged FRANCIS CONWAY, Glenmacoffer, with like offence. Like rule.

The case of CATHERINE KIRK
against JOHN BALLANTINE of Landahussy was withdrawn.

MR. SCOTT, Inspector of
Fishery, prosecuted WM. STARK of Derbrough, for that the defendant
was found, in the river Glenelly making use of a net on 2nd January last,
for the purpose of catching fish. ROBERT WILSON, ESQ., Strabane,
attended on behalf of the Conservators to prosecute in this and other cases
of illegal fishing. Stark was fined £1 and costs, or in default 14 days in
gaol. He adopted the alternative of going to gaol.

Same complainant charged GEORGE
STARKE with like offence. Like rule. Same defendant was charged with
like offence on 21st February. Fined in £2 and costs, or one month’s
imprisonment with hard labour. [No. 2 to take effect at the expiration of
No. 1]. Same defendant was charged with like offence on the 23rd January.
Dismissed.

Same complainant charged JAMES
STEWART, of Derbrough, with like offence on the 21st January. Fined £1,
or 14 days’ imprisonment; fine paid. Same defendant charged with like
offence on the 23 rd January. Dismissed. And charge for 20th January also.

JAMES DOHERTY, of Glenrone,
charged BERNARD McGILLION of same place, with assaulting him with a
spade at Glenrone, on the 24th of last month. Mr. McGillion had a cross
charge. It would appear that Doherty, in order to get rid of some
superfluous and injurious water from his side of the fence, made an opening
in the dyke, by which McGillion’s land on the other side was flooded, and
while this process was going on Doherty dared McGillion to stop him. This
however was too much for a man of McGillion’s temperament; he immediately
accepted the challenge. They got into holds, by which both came to the
ground, with Doherty undermost, who received a contused wound to the face.
Doherty contended that he was assaulted with a spade. This was not
corroborated however by a disinterested person who was present. After a
great deal of oratory on both sides, the magistrate dismissed both cause and
cross cause, which satisfied both parties.

After a number of wages, trespass,
and process cases had been disposed of, CONSTABLEJOHN NEILL,
of Glenrone Police Station, charged PATRICK DUFFY, of Goles, with
being in a certain place, i.e. Goles, Parish of Upper Badoney, where illicit
distillation was being carried on. THOMAS HOGBEN, ESQ., conducted the
prosecution. Duffy appeared under recognizance, he having been arrested at
the still house, and bail accepted for his appearance at petty sessions. He
was fined £100, mitigated to £6, or three months’ imprisonment. He accepted
the alternative of going to gaol.

The Guardians of Gortin Union
prosecuted a number of parties, under the Vaccination Act, 26th and 27th
Vic., chap. 52, who were fined small sums and costs.

SUB-CONSTABLE REILLY, of Gortin,
charged ROBERT BURNETT of Omagh, with being drunk on Gortin street,
on the 1st April. Fined 2 shillings and 6 pence and costs or 24 hours in
gaol.

THOMAS C. DICKIE, ESQ.,
appeared to prosecute WM. FITZMAURICE, ESQ., for a breach of the Game
Act. – The charge was that he (Mr. Fitzmaurice) did, on the 22nd November
last, at Glencoppagagh, in the county of Tyrone, go and enter upon the said
lands to look for and shoot game, not being then and there at all authorised.
Mr. Fitzmaurice was charged with a second offence on the 21st November for
trespass in pursuit of game. JAMES McCULLAGH who is in occupation of
the lands where it was alleged that Mr. Fitzmaurice was found, was examined
by Mr. Dickie, and cross-examined by Mr. Wilson, who was for the defence,
and who made it appear that there is at Glencoppagagh, a large undivided
mountain held in common by a number of farmers, some of whom lately gave
permission to Mr. Fitzmaurice to shoot over their grounds. JAMES McCullagh,
the witness, clearly proved that the trespass was committed on his grounds,
and that he gave no such permission. The magistrates, after a short
consultation, fined Mr. Fitzmaurice £2 in each case.

CONSTABLE WILSON WEIR, of
Mountfield Police Station, summoned a number of persons for having in their
possession unlicensed dogs. As many of the parties gave notice of their
having no license for their dogs, they were fined 1 shilling and costs, and
ordered to take out licenses.

JOHN CONAN, ESQ., M.D., and
Registrar of the Plumbridge district, summoned PATRICKMcCULLAGH,
of Glencoppagagh, and DANIEL SINCLAIR, of Tullaheim, the former for
neglecting to register the death of his mother, and the latter for
neglecting to register of the birth of his child. McCullagh was fined in 6
pence and costs; in the latter case, service of summons not proved.

THOMAS A. HOPE, ESQ., of
Liverpool, against JAS. McCULLAGH, JUN., of Sawelbeg – for that the
defendant was found in the Mountain of Glenlark, trespassing in pursuit of
game, on the 3rd March of last. The father of McCullagh having proved that
he was gone to America the case was subsequently dropped.